HeLa Cells

Cell Cam
http://www.cellsalive.com/cam1.htm
http://www.microbiologybytes.com/video/culture.html

Links for either side
Wikipedia (2009). HeLa. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HeLa
Taking the Least of You (2006). http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/16/magazine/16tissue.html?_r=1


Links that may be helpful: PRO research
An Obsession with Culture--the story of Dr. George Gey http://www.pittmag.pitt.edu/mar2001/culture.html
Hela cells: Research news and information (2009). http://www.find-health-articles.com/msh-hela-cells.htm#moreinfo
The Amazing Hela Cells of Henrietta Lacks (2009). http://www.virology.ws/2009/02/09/the-amazing-hela-cells-of-henrietta-lacks/
Hela Cells: Darwins' Students (2009). http://darwinstudents.blogspot.com/2009/02/hela-cells.html
Public Radio Commentary on HeLa cells (2003). http://www.engineerguy.com/comm/4170.htm
Google: Hela cell leukemia http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=active&q=hela+cell+leukemia&btnG=Search&aq=f&oq=&aqi=
and Hela cell recognition http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=active&q=hela+cell+recognition&btnG=Search&aq=f&oq=&aqi=
to get an idea of how much this cell line is still used for research in these areas

Links that may be helpful: CON research
Wikipedia (2009). Henrietta Lacks. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Lacks
Wonder Woman: The Life, Death, and Life After Death of Henrietta Lacks (2002). http://www.citypaper.com/news/story.asp?id=3426
Henrietta's Dance (2000). http://www.citypaper.com/news/story.asp?id=3426
Cells That Save Lives are a Mother's Legacy (2001). http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/17/arts/cells-that-save-lives-are-a-mother-s-legacy.html?scp=1&sq=cells+that+save+lives+are+a+mother%27s+legacy&st=nyt
Filmmaker Immortalizes Immortal Cells http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2001/07.19/04-filmmaker.html